The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16
LAST OFTHE BANK ROBBERS.
THE sURYzVoR or TEE exEa THAT
STOLE es,ooo,00O IN FoUR YEARS.

THE gUHyzT0n or TEE GANG THAI
STOLE es,ooc,ooO IN FoUR YEARS.
TIE Career Of ths scets and Duniap Gang
Their Bsnsereus Expieits ana New
Thetr Careers were Faded.
Among tho prisoners In the Massachusetts
State prison 10 slender. pleasant faced man
Of middle nge. He has q clear, blue eye and
his appearance 10 90 utterly unlike tho conven-
tional idea OF the hardened criminal that those
who have seen him wonder what he did In the
way Of crime to bring him behind these bars.
And when they ask who he II the keeper
smiles queerly and says he 10 ono Of the most
famous Of our prisoners. He 10 Dunlap, tho
great bank robber.
Dunlap has not many months more to serve
OF his long sentence Of twonty years. He will
be set free in little moro than year provided
no is allowed tho Communication for good be-
havlor. His conduct has been uniformly good
excepting once when no was detected with
other prisoners In a plot to escape. It may be
that his communication for that yoar will not be
allowed him.
Dunlap is the last Of the most notable and
successful band Of bank robbers that was ever
organized In this country. Some Of the gang
are dead, some are exiles. and some have dis
appeared so completely that even the keen
and for many years have had no trace Of them.
1t is believed that Dunlap will, as soon
as he gots out, 20 to that place
where is concealed some Of the wealth
that he helped to steal. and find
there his share. or that the person in whose
keeping these bonds have been placed will turn
them over to him. But some of the detectives
believe that he will never get cent of It, be-
cause his pals have long ago disposed Of It.
Nothing has been written by novelists who
make crime and it's detection the theme Of
their sss that Is 20 sTangs and highly col
ssEseakiSs up p this gang N q scbberss;
last Sad moss brilliant as hand
years they robbed BY the most daring and ex.
stole i In ali about three millions In cash and
good bonds.
s ss q 1SSf5 saoPs ss
cracking the Manhattan Bank. II Is The belief
Rs Tat saps Witch PSnsp was most
dd anssI a. sSS aSy
From the notes Of ono Of our great detectives
iis6ed, and from other sources. is coliated the
following account Of the exploits Of the great
Fl 5snA o. as and
LIZ ts ssS fsss ezeA. young fellow who
rested and cony!cted By an Illinois court for
grand larceny. He was handsome chap. He
had received a fair . education, and he had q
childhood, and he was as bold as he, was bad.
He began lie away from home on MISSISSIPPI
s as s Ss
agility, he gained the nickname Of Hustling
Whilehe was In the penitentiary he was ap-
proachef BY an older criminal. who was we'll
S$sar-iSa.fd Tom. but whose real name was as
Scar. f{ced Tom nrst sIgnifled to Hustling
Bob thu he liked his looks. and Scott was
Yoab got the stnifin YOU" says scar-faoed
Ten IN Irisonb anReIss one DAY tS Scott
saas s s 81 sf poa
Toms line. and before Their terms expired
Riley had promised to bring Scott and another
Ss atssr gs s eow ,ne
very nast day yiey presented him 70 Dunlap.
Mno had receis'd word from Riley to DO In
The tyo, young men. ss thoy afterward said.
each %s
grasped hands and began q partnership that
with single Interruption lasted until the walls
twsnty o Years sentence i Before them. '" Will
SIX feet tall. and straight as . hickory rod. he
wires. He had large and very black eyes. coal
black hair. and singuarly fine, teeth. and he
But was very e COOL nV and had abundans se
restraint. His voice was low and soft. and his
manner was quiet.
any one ever learned Of his early history. He
never spoke Of to hisintimates. but there were
anS that s Was not his
vaatages In his boyhood. It was always sur
missed that he was of good family. and had
that Dunlap was an assumed name. He. too.
was handsome fellow at an off-hand glance
Ms Sse blue hs hair and he
one WHICH a would inspire Q stEangeys conf,
quite so tall, but. like Scott. Of good figure.
and very undemonstrative and quiet in his
Rfy hsa ssens as tsf Se and
-. Nov Now I've done you two good turn; Yoq
%eR MhS saf Be sSs'@S Wien
did shem M0 his 'nn ne vasT d Sno
nsas e'ss % iasnd
introduced him to Billy ,Connors, professional
bis gentenaniy Appearances and demeanpo H.
Connors was known either by name or descrip-
ton to every criminal detective Of repute In
Ing. and preparing for expeditions. He after |
ward developed some skill as an intermediary
between the gang and bank officers who sought |
70 compromise and thus get some Of their pos |
sessions hack
Scott, Dunlap. and Connors formed the nu-
,lens OF the gang. and their theory was that |
The safest kind Of crooked work was that which |
required big risks, great nerve, fearlessness OF
danger. and capacity to be patient. and which |
had for its object the biggest OF stakes. That |
splsed. sneak thief was beneath their con-
tempt, and with swindlers they would not as
sociate. Indeed. Scott gave one swindler the /
,old shoulder SO publicly that the man vowed |
hat he would do him II he ever got chance |
:, Not long after Scott arrived In New York |
Gonnors set out upon IN exploring expedition.
de reported on his return that he thought good |
chances were to be found for operation In |
Cleveland and Dayton, but advised that an at
empt be hrst made upon the Falls City Bank
n Louisville, II. was a quick Job, and the
obbed the bank OF 100000.
The detectives were In q fog. They saw at |
,nee that the workmanship was that OF most
kilfui cracksmsn, but who? All OF the men
apabe OF such work were located elsewhere. |
They could not have done It. Connors was
inspected, but no trace OF him having been
= Louisville could be found. So Il was clear
hat new and very dangerous man had ioined |